diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index 86ccd0076e71..37438bffc62b 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct ima_rule_entry {
 	int pcr;
 	struct {
 		void *rule;	/* LSM file metadata specific */
-		void *args_p;	/* audit value */
+		char *args_p;	/* audit value */
 		int type;	/* audit type */
 	} lsm[MAX_LSM_RULES];
 	char *fsname;
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static struct ima_rule_entry *ima_lsm_copy_rule(struct ima_rule_entry *entry)
 					  &nentry->lsm[i].rule);
 		if (!nentry->lsm[i].rule)
 			pr_warn("rule for LSM \'%s\' is undefined\n",
-				(char *)nentry->lsm[i].args_p);
+				nentry->lsm[i].args_p);
 	}
 	return nentry;
 }
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static int ima_lsm_rule_init(struct ima_rule_entry *entry,
 					   &entry->lsm[lsm_rule].rule);
 	if (!entry->lsm[lsm_rule].rule) {
 		pr_warn("rule for LSM \'%s\' is undefined\n",
-			(char *)entry->lsm[lsm_rule].args_p);
+			entry->lsm[lsm_rule].args_p);
 
 		if (ima_rules == &ima_default_rules) {
 			kfree(entry->lsm[lsm_rule].args_p);
@@ -1684,27 +1684,27 @@ int ima_policy_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 			switch (i) {
 			case LSM_OBJ_USER:
 				seq_printf(m, pt(Opt_obj_user),
-					   (char *)entry->lsm[i].args_p);
+					   entry->lsm[i].args_p);
 				break;
 			case LSM_OBJ_ROLE:
 				seq_printf(m, pt(Opt_obj_role),
-					   (char *)entry->lsm[i].args_p);
+					   entry->lsm[i].args_p);
 				break;
 			case LSM_OBJ_TYPE:
 				seq_printf(m, pt(Opt_obj_type),
-					   (char *)entry->lsm[i].args_p);
+					   entry->lsm[i].args_p);
 				break;
 			case LSM_SUBJ_USER:
 				seq_printf(m, pt(Opt_subj_user),
-					   (char *)entry->lsm[i].args_p);
+					   entry->lsm[i].args_p);
 				break;
 			case LSM_SUBJ_ROLE:
 				seq_printf(m, pt(Opt_subj_role),
-					   (char *)entry->lsm[i].args_p);
+					   entry->lsm[i].args_p);
 				break;
 			case LSM_SUBJ_TYPE:
 				seq_printf(m, pt(Opt_subj_type),
-					   (char *)entry->lsm[i].args_p);
+					   entry->lsm[i].args_p);
 				break;
 			}
 			seq_puts(m, " ");